St. Landry democrat., 1887-10-01

A telegram from Montgomery, n. Y, says
that three years ago the publisher of a
monthly medical journal in Chicago pro-
posed to several thousand country papers to
insert his advertisement in return for which
he would send his paper without charge at a
premium to all who paid the country pub
fishers years subscription in advance OF
otherwise. Every publisher that accepted
bis offer availed himself Of the privilege of
having the monthly sent free to
all his subscribers. At the end OF
the first year the Chicago man did
not cease to send his paper to all who
were not wise enough to have it stopped.
When he supposed he had them between one
and three years in his debt he notified his
subscribers by means of blue envelopes from
the Chicago and Cook-county Collection
Agency, to pay Immediately from 81 to 50,
in order to save suit. A large meeting has
been held in Montgomery by the indignant
blue envelope holders, who resolved to fight
1t out. 1t is said that Newburgh was struck
for $4,000.
At the closing session of the Army of the
Tennessee at Detroit, it was resolved to hold
the reunion of next year at Toledo, o., on
September Is and 49, Colonel Gilbert A.
Pierce was chosen as the next orator, with
General Smith D. Atkins as alternate. Gin
cinnati was selected as the permanent head
quarters of the society. Resolutions were
adopted, declaring General John A. Logan
the embodiment of an American patriot,
and the foremost volunteer soldier, and
resolving to cooperate with the G. A. R. in
erecting statue to him in Washington.
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, General W. T. Sherman vice presi
dents, General Poe, Major Harding, Captain
Fegan, Captain Heatford, Surgeon Bond,
Captain Crane, Lieutenant Colonel Jacobson.
Colonel Lynch, Lieutenant Colonel Fiske,
General Landrum, Major Ware and General
Hubbard; recording secretary, Colonel L. NJ.
Dayton; corresponding secretary, General
Andy Hickenlooper; treasurer, Major Gen.
eral NJ. F. Forbes.
The Fourteenth Regiment Pennsylvania
National Guard, about 400 strong, stopped
off in Washington, on their way from Pitts
burg to Philadelphia. They marched from
the railroad station to the White House,
where they were reviewed by the President.
The Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia
railroad has been sold in Pittsburg, and
bought in by the reorganization committee
for 81 800, 900. The same railroad in the
State of New York was sold under foreclos-
ure proceedings in the city of Buffalo, and
bought in by Carl Schurz, representing the
reorganization committee. 1t will be neces-
sary to organize two separate corporations
under the laws of the States of New York
and Pennsylvania. which will then consoli-
date under the name of the Western New
York and Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
The recognized company will create first
mortgage not to exceed So 100000. A con-
tract bas been made with syndicate to take
as many of the first mortgage bonds as will
be necessary for the purpose of the new COM
pany.
A bill of inquiry has been filed before Chief
Justice Jones, at Seattle, W. T., by United
States Attorney White, for an accounting
between the Northern Pacific railroad and
the United States for timber cut from gov
ernment lands. The amount claimed by the
government is 100000, and a perpetual
injunction is demanded to prevent further
depredations The attorney claims the
license to cut timber expired by law in July,
1879
George w. Kershner, the first of the ten
tax collectors of Reading, Pa, indicted for
$4,000 of the city's funds, has
been placed on trial. He made affidavit that
Judge Ermentrout, who is sitting on the
case, "was his personal and political enemy,
and violently prejudiced against him; that
he cannot have fair trial, and that Judge
Ermentrout is promoting the prosecution"
This affidavit was ruled out by the court.
Joseph Dixon, colored cook at the Hotel
Beaumont, Ouray, Col, had a fancied
grievance against Miss Ella Day, a waitress,
and shot her four times. Dixon was arrested
and locked up in Jail. A mob went to the
Jail to lynch Dixon, but failed to gain an
entrance. They then saturated all parts of
the building with coal oil and set fire to it.
The fire department came out, and, in the
attempt to extinguish the flames, drowned
the negro, whose body was roasted in the
burning building. The wounded girl is not
expected to recover.
The Washington Post has published on the
of Representative Bayne, of Penn
sylvania, a statement that Henry George and
DR.. McGlynn propose to establish daily
newspaper in each of the large cities of the
country to advocate the interests of the work
ngmen. DR.. McGlynn, it is said, is not en-
thusiastic over the scheme, regarding it as
but George is reported as say
ing that by a system of cooper on the
papers can be made successful and can con-
tain all the news without the assistance of
he regularly organized press associations
Heis also confident that the money necessary
'or the enterprise can be raised.
Henry G. Merwin Post G. A. R., of New
Haven, the largest and most influential post
n that city, have adopted the following:
Resolved, That this post disapproves and
condemns any demonstration of disrespect
againstthe commandments of the army
md navy of the United States, believing as
We do that the spirit of loyalty in the past
s still the spirit that holds the Grand Army
If the Republic as an organization free from
political strife, and we condemn the action
If the G. A. R. who would attempt to turn
he organization into political machine"
The Pacific Railway Company of Kansas
las filed articles Of consolidation with the